Tag: wicca
group name: paganhearth
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March 11, 2008 12:30 PM EDT --
My thirteen year old daughter recently made the choice to follow the pagan path. I was both happy and excited because my husband and I have always been open minded with her, encouraging her to check . . . more
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July 26, 2007 02:05 PM EDT --
I've been in the Craft for over ten years now - and something that has bothered me a lot is when something comes up - it seems we like to let people know how different our religion is from theirs. . . . more
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July 30, 2007 07:11 PM EDT --
How many times have you been wearing a Pentagram and people come up and act as though you are evil? It's the sign of Satan? Yet it represents the four elements - surmounted by spirit. . . . more
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February 17, 2008 11:10 AM EST --
Brigid or Candlemas, on February 2, is the festival of the Goddess Brigid, patron of poetry, healing, and metalsmithing. Brigid's poetry inspires me to shake off winter's sleep now, stretch and . . . more
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February 17, 2008 02:29 PM EST --
What is Kitchen Witchery?
The term "Kitchen Witch" brings up many different images to people, but the most common idea is that of a Witch who practices her art mainly thru cooking . . . more
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August 14, 2007 02:34 AM EDT --
Today we have a lot of different traditions of Witchcraft – many claiming to be more “real” or more of a “direct descendant “of Real Witchcraft or Original Witchcraft or whatever. . . . more
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September 28, 2007 10:50 PM EDT --
Hello all practitioners! How did you celebrate Mabon and the lovely Harvest Moon? I've found that making my own rituals is very grounding and uplifting at the same time.
Do you use herbs, . . . more
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January 04, 2008 01:33 PM EST --
A very brief history of Wicca
Theword Pagan means from the countryside and reflects the fact that pagans followindigenous native religions rather than the book religions. Built over amillennia . . . more
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January 05, 2008 12:21 PM EST --
ChargingA Herb For Your Use
Charging isthe act of mixing your own energy with that of the thing you are charging.Anything used for magical work should be charged.
To charge anherb is a process . . . more
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January 05, 2008 12:22 PM EST --
Infusion
Infusions work best for making tea from leaves and flowers because these plantparts give up their active constituents easily.
Allow the tea to steep for 10 to 20 minutes so the therapeutic . . . more
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October 11, 2007 01:01 AM EDT --
"Dictionary that Speaks" Provides Both Audio and Visual Feedback!
Most witches, Wiccans, Druids, wizards, sorcerers and ceremonial magicians these days are pretty much self-taught, either through . . . more
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August 03, 2007 04:05 AM EDT --
Lughnassadh (pronounced LOO-nus-uh) is the first of the harvest festivals celebrated by modern Wiccans and Pagans. It is a time where the rains of spring, and the bright sun of . . . more
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December 07, 2006 07:09 AM EST --
FULL MOON & HIGH TIDE GUIDELINES
1. No smoking in Circle
This rule is for the health of everyone in the Circle. Cigarette tobacco, with all its toxic chemicals, has no place in Circle.
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April 11, 2007 11:13 AM EDT --
I remember reading somewhere that the right side of the body was considered the masculine side and the left side of the body was considered the feminine side of the body. Or possibly more simply, right . . . more
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January 04, 2008 01:47 PM EST --
Altar.
Analtar is your ritual desktop. It can be anything, a tree stump to a coffeetable. It holds all your tools for the ritual. It can be as ornate as you wish.
AltarCloths.
Usedifferent . . . more
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January 04, 2008 01:54 PM EST --
Ritual Steps
These are the basic steps of a Wiccanritual.
1) Prepare area and body; set up, andfrequently bathe. This allows for the separation of the ritual space and commonspace.
2) . . . more
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January 05, 2008 12:30 PM EST --
Divination Webster's Ninth New Collogaite Dictionary
1: the art or practicethat seeks to foresee or foretell future events or discover hidden knowledgeusu. by the interpretation of omens . . . more
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February 17, 2008 11:12 AM EST --
Imbolc ritual
Imbolc marks the first whisper of spring. The snow (hopefully) is receding, the seeds begin to stir, and we feel the presence of the Goddess and God in our bodies, as we begin to . . . more
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August 21, 2007 09:18 PM EDT --
Today, because of the computer - a lot of things have changed. At one time, if you were a Pagan, the only way to meet others were at festivals and gatherings. You could feel very much alone. . . . more
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March 12, 2008 03:50 PM EDT --
I've been reading tarot cards for almost twenty years now, and over the years I've collected quite a few different decks. Each one has its own special resonance with me, but in the end there . . . more
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